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So, I went back to school this past fall, after exactly 6 years of being away from academics. Exciting, but also a LOT of work, stress, and confusion. To top it off, as a returning "post-bacc" I am now one of the older students. As in, I'm surrounded by twenty-somethings all of the time... I like them ok, but definitely found myself making friends with the the other older students, and anyone who seems quieter and doesn't want to tell me what they bought at Abercrombie this weekend. Seriously, that's a hot topic Monday mornings-pun intended ;0). Plus, it seems that this major (Speech Pathology) in particular attracts chatty girls- or maybe it's just Minnesota girls in general. Whatever.

So anyways, the age thing is just a side note, and sometimes an advantage; I've got some killer stories about my life already that the younger girls don't have- how many of them have been to Alaska and worked on tour boats? Aha! ;) Then recently I thought it was cute when the subject of birthdays and high school graduation dates came up, and the two really sweet girls I sit next to Anatomy (SO much to memorize!), discovered that I was not 25 or 26 like they thought, but a whole 10 YEARS OLDER than they were!!! Eeeek! ;) Weird, they graduated from high school in 2008!!! I was 4 years out of college by then! So aside from them being really cute and trying to be polite over my very advanced age, I was mildly flattered, but kind of used to it. Yes, my mom DOES look so much younger than that, thanks, I know. It kinda runs in my family- the women age very gracefully. (Fingers crossed here, that my Hispanic "roots" will not kick in and give me grotesque chin whiskers by the time I hit 40! *gag*)

I thought about this exchange later though, and how I responded, "Yes, but I honestly don't feel that old," (which is totally true), and now I'm sitting here thinking- well, why not? I really DON'T feel like I'm 31, and I look like I'm younger, so what's stopping me from saying I'm younger? Who would really know the difference or care besides my body cells? I do regret "wasting" so much time figuring out what to do with my life, it would have been nice if I had figured it out by the time I was 26... (Ha!, I can hear Adrea's lecture right now! ;) No, I don't feel like I really wasted my life, and I'm actually not "ashamed" to be 31, BUT wouldn't that be a great mental boost if you suddenly had those years back? Thoughts? huh... I will think on this for now, and... try not to judge me when I celebrate my 30th birthday 4 years from now! ;)

ForrrrevvvverrrrR!

Um, hello! I was just updating myself on other friends' blogs, and then I went and looked at my sad little blog, that I abandoned almost 2 years ago! Poor little guy! I tend to do that though, get really excited and gung-ho about something, and then gradually peter out.. I haven't written in my journal either in about 6 months, and let's not even Start on that GL Girls book that I started almost 3 years ago, that went around perfectly once, and then stopped at me! Ergh, I am the worst procrastinator! Like right now? I'm supposed to be doing homework. So I will go do that, and then Maybe come back here and update the last year or so of my life...or maybe just the recent holidays! ;) Love you all, chat later!